Artist's conception of the Stout as built by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.

DN-SC-94-00646. Pascagoula, October 15 1993, a view of warships under construction at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard. (From front to back) are the guided-missile cruiser Port Royal (CG 73), the guided-missile destroyer Stout (DDG 55) and the guided-missile destroyer Mitscher (DDG 57). Inboard of STOUT is the guided-missile destroyer Ramage (DDG 61) and inboard of MITSCHER is the guided-missile destroyer Russell (DDG 59). U.S. Navy photo by: OS2 John Bouvia.

Robert M. Cieri

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USS Stout (DDG-55) underway at sea during pre-commissioning trials, circa mid-1994. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106831-KN.

Robert Hurst

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The Commissioning Program.

Robert M. Cieri

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The Commissioning Poster.

Robert M. Cieri/Frank M. EGGER, Lienz-Tyrol, Austria

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DN-SC-95-02275 (20 August 1995) A port beam view of the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) underway in Hampton Roads. The Stout is returning to Norfolk following the departure of Hurricane Felix from the area. U.S. Navy Photo by: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret).

Robert M. Cieri

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USS Stout (DDG-55) and USS Merrimack (AO-179) during an UNREP viewed from CVN-73 George Washington in the Atlantic, Novermber 1995.

Wendell R McLaughlin Jr

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The U.S. Navy`s nuclear powered aircraft carrier; the Nimitz Class, USS George Washington (CVN 73 ) (right), as it refuels the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Stout ( DDG 55) while transiting the Atlantic Ocean on January 30, 1996. This marked the first time the Stout came alongside an aircraft carrier for underway replenishment.

DD-SD-99-03484, 960203-N-2302H-001. On board the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Stout (DDG-55) located in the Adriatic Sea, crewmembers handle lines during underway replenishment operations with the Navy oiler, USS Merrimac (AO-179). Both the USS Stout and USS Merrimac are part of the USS George Washington Battle Group which is patrolling the waters of the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Photo by PHAN Joe Hendricks, February 3 1996.

Bill Gonyo

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Halifax, NS June 27 1997.

Marc Piché

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Norfolk July 24 1998.

Marc Piché

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Norfolk July 24 1998.

Marc Piché

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Portsmouth, VA July 24 1998.

Marc Piché

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960203-N-2302H-003, aboard USS Stout, February 3 1999, linehandlers traverse the deck of the U.S.Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) while taking up slack during an underway replenishment with the Cimarron Class Oiler USS Merrimack (AO(J)179) while transiting eastward in the Atlantic Ocean. USS Stout, commanded by CDR David Thorson, is part of the George Washington Battle Group. Members of the battle group departed their homeports in late January for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean. Official U.S. Navy photo by Airman Joe Hendricks.

060417-N-5307M-388. Caucedo, Dominican Republic, April 17 2006, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Hans H. Hertell, addresses guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) Sailors about the opportunity between the Stout and the Dominican Navy working together. Stout is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tristian Miller.

060524-N-5055G-012, Norfolk, VA, May 24 2006, a crew member aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) throws out a mooring line during arrival operations at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Joshua Glassburn.

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060523-N-1331S-043, Norfolk, VA, May 24 2006, the guided-missle destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), an element of the George Washington Carrire Strike Group (GWCSG), returns home to Naval Station Norfolk after completing a three-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason Smith.

Tony Cowart

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060524-N-0635C-556. May 24 2006, the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) returns to her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of U.S. Southern Command objectives for enhanced maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer 2nd Class Pamela Coxe.

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060524-N-0635C-578. May 24 2006, a sailor tosses a line over the side of the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), as the ship returns to her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The ship participated in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of U.S. Naval forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries. U.S. Navy photo by: Lithographer 2nd Class Pamela Coxe.

110319-N-XW539-164. Mediterranean Sea, March 19 2011, the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The cruise missile was one of about 110 fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorized all necessary measures to protect Libyan civilians under threat of attack by Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces. US Navy photo by Sonar Technician 3rd Class Jeramy Spivey.

140214-N-UD469-089. Mediterranean Sea, February 14 2014, Electronics Technician 3rd Class Joshua Bryant stands on the brow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) to signal to the pilot house when to slow down before a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Stout is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray.